Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 02:32:59 +0000 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Saab owners: A question of Politics?
LC wrote: > For reasons of pure curiosity, and political study, I ask that you read and > reply to this post. If it's not within the bounds of good taste for this > forum, I'll take it somewhere else. I don't care what your answers are, > just as long as it's not made into a bashfest. > > I may not be popular for this one, but I have a question. > > I'm a pretty staunch republican, and I love SAAB's. Unfortunately, a lot of > my conservative brethren tend to think of me as a turncoat due to the fact > that I choose to drive a swedish car. (IE - Talk radio's Neal Boortz, or > Glenn Beck). The only country in which that Saab ownership could be viewed negatively for being 'unpatriotic' is clearly the dumb USA ! Home of the world's dumbest ever 'world leader'. Sorry - just had to get that off my chest ! > So.. now I'm curious. How does the political views of the average SAAB > owner lean? Right or Left? Intielligent, well-heeled professional ( of either persusasion ) when buying new for sure - lol. > Feel free to weigh in. I'm looking for one of the following answers, and > nothing more: > > On a scale of 1-100 (1 being most liberal, 100 being most conservative) = > (Me, I'm an 75-80) > > Or one of these descriptions > > Extremely Liberal > Liberal > Somewhat Liberal (Lean toward the left) > Middle of the road > Somewhat Conservative (Lean toward the right) > Conservative <--- Me > Extremely Conservative You left out socialist. There's lots of them in Europe ( home of the car you drive ). Sweden has a long established social democratic tradition. A concept entirely absent in the USA. European concepts of 'liberal' are likely to be widely at odds with the US view too. In Europe, liberal may also mean 'libertarian' to no small degree whilst conservative often means rather the opposite. Having said that, US conservatives may presents themselves as libertarian whilst in truth pursuing another agenda. Hence my input would be irrelevant. Your question is too narrowly focused. Graham
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